Question
My daughter is 9, turning 10 this September. I've read in a recent column about "The Doctor". I see she is on the cusp of the age range for when this method would be most appropriate.
She suffers from "idiopathic toe walking". She walks on her tip toes like a toddler would and the docs don't have an explanation (many who do this have neurological connections, she does not seem to at all). Obviously there is/was a physical component to this, something she was born with that, for whatever reason, caused her to be a toe walker well after most children just naturally stop. She's been to physical therapy, orthotists, etc. We've done the protocols set forth and she is released from all care (they say she meets the % of range they deem acceptable) but she is still toe walking and I find this unacceptable, she has very little flexibility...cannot even do a full squat. When a child has less flexibility than her 43 yr old mother, I see it as a problem. Important to note, she can walk normally if I instruct her to do so now that we've gone through the protocols but it appears the habit of it all just won't break. I've tried rewards, charts, etc. She's a very compliant little girl and every time I say to get down she does and quite honestly, believe she does herself try to break this habit but just always reverts.
Would 'The Doctor' approach be helpful here? Some other approach?
